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    country we know that there are many reasons and situations that started the civil war. However‚ many continue to debate over the ultimate causes of the Civil War. James McPherson wrote that‚ " The Civil War started because of the uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states (civilwar.org). After Lincoln won the election in 1860 he was the first Republican pledging to keep

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    Effects of the Spanish Civil War From 1936 and 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War had taken place. As a consequence‚ about 500‚000 people died‚ and the Nationalist had taken power with Francisco Franco as the new Spanish leader. The 17th of July of 1936‚ war had erupted in Spain rising tensions between the Republicans and the Nationalists‚ leading to military conflicts through out Spanish territory. Consequently‚ foreign aid had been provided to both sides‚ including countries such as Germany‚ and the

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    was an inventor before the Civil War and turned his attention weaponry when the Civil War broke out. At this time the Gatling Gun is the only available rapid fire weapon (The Gatling Gun). The Gatling Gun almost didn’t see any action during the Civil War. A few Union army commanders bought Gatling Guns for their soldiers (Gatling Gun) The Gatling Gun was developed and used in the Civil War. The main arguments are how the Gatling Gun works and was used in the Civil War‚ why Gatling invented the Gatling

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    The Civil War was a war between the North and the South and who should get this big plot of land in the middle. The North thought that they should get the land because it was above the imaginary line which was called the ¨36‚30¨ line. However‚ the South wanted it because they wanted to expand slavery in the U.S. That was one of the reasons why it caused the Civil War. In addition‚ there was many people that fought to end slavery people such as Dred Scott‚ John Brown‚ and many others. There are many

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    Dbq Post Civil War

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    April 2‚ 2013 DBQ for AP US History Prosperous businessmen had immense influence and control over the post-Civil War economy and business in the United States. Even though large corporations led to the decrease in food‚ fuel‚ and lighting prices as illustrated in Document A‚ there were many small businesses and laborers who were left without jobs due to the dishonesty and domination from these large business owners. Document C describes how the manufacturing system has taken away the individualism

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    Causes and consequences of the civil war The Civil War was one of the most deadly wars america has ever seen. There were many causes leading up to the war‚ and consequences after. some of the main causes were: slavery‚ economic differences‚ and the differences in civilization. The years after the war were some of the souths most rugged years the consequences would be fatal. The consequences were: Slavery was banned indefinitely‚ the united states were a unified country‚ and many constitutional

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    The Civil War‚ which is also known as “The War Between the States”‚ was fought between 1861 and 1865 in the Northern and Southern states. The war was fought between the United States and the Confederate State of America. The Confederate States of America was made up of eleven states that ended up leaving the Union in 1860 and 1861. These states that made up the Confederate States of America were South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ Virginia‚ Arkansas‚ North Carolina

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    Kansas-Nebraska Act because you could vote whether you wanted slavery or not. After Abraham Lincoln became president (Anti slavery) a number of southern states left the Union so Texas decided to secede. A month after Texas left the Civil War began. Why did Texans fight in the Civil War? They fought because they loved their state‚ they wanted to preserve slavery and they fought for their state rights. Texans fought in the Civil War because of their love for Texas. “Tell Lissy not to talk to me about marrying

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    NC Term Paper INTELLIGENCE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE EFFECTS OF THE ESPIONAGE SYSTEM ON THE WAR Lauren E. Caulder HIS 318-C Fall 2011 Espionage at the commencement of the American Civil War was not an organized system; however the war necessitated the development of more structured intelligence systems for both the Union and the Confederacy. By the middle of the war the dimensions of the espionage system had augmented

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    unprecedented accuracy. Yet‚ up until the late 18th century‚ history was mainly recorded through the techniques of painting and the press. These mediums unarguably contained a certain degree of a truth‚ though‚ it was not uncommon for events‚ such as war to be composed with glorified details‚ or an unfavorable bias from the artist at hand. Beginning in the 1830’s‚ cameras provided a revolutionary solution by combining the advancements in optics and chemistry. Consequently‚ the new medium of photography

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